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Meeting? >> reporter: the president summoned all 52 republican senators over here after it became obvious this was not going anywhere. so he brought them all into one room. this was important, republicans believe, because there's so many different factions inside these senate republicans. there are some conservatives, a few moderates. but all had different sets of disagreements here. but the president sat them down, and it was more of a venting session, i'm told, a listening session, i'm told. but this is what he said at the beginning. >> we're getting very close. but for the country, we have ...

The president's negotiating strategy has been coming under fire and republicans now head home for the recess to face voters, any of whom may become one of the 22 million fewer americans with coverage in this bill becomes law. that figure according to cbo, which republicans push back on. there is controversy over attack ads by conservatives slamming other republicans. in short, a lot of moving parts that are still moving. jeff zeleny at the white house where a busload of senators sat down with the president late today. >> the president summoned the republican senators, all 52 of them, over to t...

Numbers of uninsured. so it went like that for about an hour and 15 minutes or so. and john mccain raised concerns about the secretive nature of this. it was a venting session, an attempt to unite republicans. >> do you know, do senators who were there feel like progress was made after speaking with the president? >> reporter: they don't know at this point quite frankly, because they really have different viewpoints. and this is just the republicans we're talking about. but they are looking to the president it pour sofor some lep here, particularly the more moderates who again, he wants this b...

Of people do, hate watching. the hatred part i have to say, i looked on twitter afterwards, a republican strategist and isms featured on cnn often in terms of her political analysis -- here's what she had to say afterwards.r she says "this presser is trump's usual whining, moaning -- discombobulated, venting session." that's not an analysis anymore, that is personal. just like jake tapper. tapper was on a pious soapbox and he said "president trump, you legitimately won, now get back to work and stop whining about it." reporters don't say that, they also don't say the president of the united st...

Distinctive clear and transparent voice. you know what you're getting. people across the board liked it. this is what the democrats are also missing, how everyone is responding to this at this.when the media thinks they are turning people away from him, it's the opposite. >> i wouldn't say people across the board liked it. >> democrats wouldn't. >> sandra: maybe a different word rather than like. >> no no no. cnn has political commentator. after that press conference, she said, and i'm quoting here, from her twitter feed, this presser is just trump's usual whining, moaning, venting session. ja...